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After the SummerOlympics are over ,when all the athletcs and viewershavegonghome and the televisionaudience has swiched off , anothergroup of athletcs and fanswillarrive at the hostcity , and anothercompctitionwillbegin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcswith a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the firsttime,one of the greatestparulympianswill not be takingpart.
Sbc is a Britishby the name of TanniGrey-Thompsun.Boynwithspinahifida (嵴椎裂) whichleft her paralysedfrom the waintdown,Tanniused a wheelchairfrom the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apartfromhorse-riding,whichgave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens,she startedtskingsportsmoreseriously.She triedswimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she foundathletics,and neverlookedback.
Indeed ,Tanni’s athleticcareertook off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaisevictort in the 100 metres at the JuniorNationalWheelchairGames.
In 1988 ,Tanniwent to her firstParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowed at the 1992 BarcelonaParalympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metresrelay,setting two worldrecords in the proceas.In the sameyear she achicved the first of her six LondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.
Tanni’s enduringsuccess has beenpartmotivation(动机)，partpreparation. “The training I do thatenable me to be a goodsprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and thatkeeps me prepared for whateverdistance I went to race …I am stillcompeting at a veryhighlevel,but as I get oiderthings get harder and I went to retirebefore I fallapart. ”
IndeedTanniretiredfinallyafter the VisaParalympicWorld Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coachyoungathletes for Beijing 2008 OlympicGammes.
In spite of ups and downs,she nevertakes her fatelyingdown.In her splendidlife ,she has won an amazingelevengoldmedals,foursilvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top leverathleticcareercovering two decades .She has won the LondonWheelchairMarathon six times ,morethan any othercompetitor ,and she has set overthirtywoyldrecords.
Whatadvicedoes she have for youngathletes ? “Workhard at yourstudies ,and thentrain,train again.”
【題組】59. What＇s the rightorder of the eventsrelaterd to Tanny?
aSheworks as a coach. bShetook up athletics .
cShe won fourgoldmedals in Barcelons . dShecompeted in her firstParaiympicGames.
e.She achieved a victory in her firstLondonWheelchairMarathun.
(A) b,d,c,e,a (B) a,d,b,c,e
(C) a,d,c,e,b (D) b,d,a,e,c

7. John has been an all his life. It’s not possible for him to believe that God
exists.
(A) athletics
(B) antagonist
(C) atheist
(D) elite
(E) illustrator

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7. John has been an _____ all his life. It’s not possible for him to believe that God
exists.
(A) athletics
(B) antagonist
(C) atheist
(D) elite
(E) illustrator

20 No Chinesemusicalinstrument is like the pi-pa that has been in use for almost two thousandyearseither in soloperformance or in ____ . Criticsdescribe the stringinstrument to have a uniquetimbrethat can somewhat be
matched by westernlute.
(A) choir(B) orchestra(C) athletics(D) chamber music

33. Withoutscholarships, studentathletesoftenhave to make the difficultychoice of athletics or academics, and many of themconcentrate on the former; as a result, theirgradestend to suffer.
(A) studentathletes(B) have to(C) the difficultychoice of(D) as a result, (E) suffer

The familynameRockefeller is known to almost all Americans. In the 19th century, John D Rockefellerworked and invested in the new oil and gas industry to become, by someaccounts, the richest man who everlived. He started the University of Chicago and RockefellerUniversity. His son, John D Rockefeller, Jr, became one of New YorkCity’s mostpowerfulfinanciers and realestatedevelopers. Junior had fivesons, of whom one, Nelson, becamegovernor of the state of New York and latervicepresident of the UnitedStates. Another two becamegovernors of otherstates, and the youngest a New Yorkbanker, becoming the CEO of ChaseManhattan, one of the world’s largestbanks at the time. Obviously, the Rockefellers are quite a family.
One of the manymarksRockefellershaveleft on US society is RockefellerCenter, a nearlynice-square-hectaredevelopment in the heart of Manhattan, itself the heart of New YorkCity. On thislargetract of land, 18 skyscrapersweredesigned and builtduring the 1930s. Theycommand the skylinebetween 48th and 51th Streets and Fifth and SixthAvenues. Some of the finestarchitecture the Big Apple has to offer was builthere. In fact, the entirecomplex is listed on both the US NationalRegister of HistoricPlaces and the US HistoricLandmarks. Millions of touristshavebeenentertained at RadioCityMusicHall, seating an audience of 6,000. The flat-topped 70-storyGeneralElectricBuildingtops the crown of surroundingtowers. Its flat top allows for a roofgarden and viewingdeck, givingtourists a 360-degreeview of the ManhattanSkyline. The Centeralsosports
a skatingrink, which has beenseen in countlessmovies, and a greatdeal of public art. Whenever you visit New YorkCity, be sure to visitRockefellerCenter.
【題組】37. Which of the followingstatementsaboutsynchronizedswimming is NOT true?
(A) Underwaterequipment is used.
(B) Athletesmust be veryphysically fit.
(C) Music is part of matches.
(D) Judgesmustconsiderstyle and athletics.